He married Amy Thurber Bridges of Framingham, Massachusetts on 29 August 1890 and they had three children.
[1] He established his early career as a clothing outfitter with his offices at 121 Tremont St. in Boston.
[2] In his later years beginning in 1919, he became engaged in politics first being elected and serving two terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
In 1923 he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate where he served two terms until his death.
Rice died on 10 October 1926 at his home in Newton, Massachusetts.